Models like Seraph can soon fall out of favour in the fickle porn industry

The statistic is shocking, insiders say - but the root of the problem is not.

Like the underemployed and unemployed across America, the young women struggled with a lack of steady work.

There are now more porn actors than ever, thanks to increasing platforms, as well as growing mainstream acceptance. That makes the competition fierce.

Meanwhile, the pay hasn’t gone up in years. To make any kind of decent money, porn performers have to work a lot — or do super kinky scenes.

Ela Darling, an eight-year veteran of the porn industry and past president of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, said actresses are paid between $500 to $700 to have sex with another girl and up to $1,000 to get down with a guy.

But the rate can double or triple if a performer is willing to have multiple partners or participate in twisted sex or “anything extreme,” she said.

She said the money hasn’t increased, partly because studios say they’re making less profit now, since content is often pirated by streaming sites that show it for free.